German General Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954) innovator and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" doctrine. He was noted for his success as a commander of Panzer units during the campaigns in Poland and France and for initial success in the Soviet Union. A WIP painted prototype of this iconic general... comes with both 40mm and 60mm scenic bases.

There are indeed photos of Germans sitting astride their guns. It was probably hard to resist...but I agree it's not a pose one necessarily wants. I'd suggest these guys are all posed sitting on the sides or crouching on the engine deck. Standing figures are easily converted from other sources.

Most pictures I've seen of tank riders either show guys crouched down low , looking around for the enemy , so obviously heading into combat , or looking dejected and beaten , some sporting bandages , obviously in retreat . These types of troops I would want . True there are a few sets of photos of troops just sitting being transported somewhere ( Paras on Tiger II during BOB ) , but to me that's boring , of course your opinion might vary. But with a few tweeks I could make these guys work for meThink I might need a couple of sets ....

From a gaming perspective, I too would be more interested in tank riders that are looking as though they are heading into combat. I do not think any soldier in their right mind would straddling the main gun barrel of a tank while going into battle. Looks good for a propaganda photo-shoot or pictures to home, but not for when going into a combat situation.

All the figures shown in the digital sculpts look as though they are relaxing and are not expecting anything dangerous to shoot at them.